"In January 2005 the Office of Government Commerce (OGC), awarded the Central Science Laboratory two accolades for their electronic Procurement implementation and the benefits derived from this.
The Procurement Awards were for:
- Best Small Department/ Agency
- Best Overall
These prestigious awards, which are the highest possible in the Government Procurement sector, were won against competitors across the whole of the central Government arena, and are credit to the innovation of the Procurement and Contracts team at the Central Science Laboratory.
We continue to look to the future and the implementation of our Supplier Portal with BIP solutions, and hope this will meet with as much success as our electronic procurement project."
Richard Shaw
Finance & Procurement Director
Central Science Laboratory
Overview
The Central Science Laboratory (CSL) - Procurement Portal is a completely new enhancement to our web site. It offers suppliers the ability to view CSL contract announcements in real time. CSL uses BiP Solutions e-notice service Project, for placing EU and non-EU public notices, and facilitates the publication of these notices immediately on this procurement portal giving suppliers instant access to the contract opportunities.
Background
The European Commission recommends in the Consolidated Procurement Directive that authorities provide their purchasing and procurement information via a Buyer Profile and this facility has been incorporated into this procurement portal. The buyer profile provides information on purchase plans, contact details, future, current and past contracts. By publishing this information CSL offers suppliers the opportunity to identify future opportunities, respond to current opportunities and to view which suppliers have already been engaged along with the goods and/or services purchased.